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A CSR/fair trade inspired policy for fairer geographical indications
Author(s) -
Marsoof Althaf,
Tan Li Ting
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of world intellectual property
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1747-1796
pISSN - 1422-2213
DOI - 10.1111/jwip.12186
Subject(s) - blame , plea , corporate social responsibility , business , value (mathematics) , fair trade , supply chain , marketing , public relations , political science , international trade , law , computer science , psychology , machine learning , psychiatry
Geographical indications (GIs) come with the promise of socioeconomic development for local communities. But more often than not, GIs in the developing world have not been able to deliver on that promise. However, it is unwise to place the entire blame on GIs for this shortcoming. Instead, the problem lies in the inequitable distribution of premiums generated by GIs within supply/value chains. For that reason, we looked outside the GIs system for inspiration and were drawn towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) and fair trade. Both the CSR and fair trade examples we considered share common standards that aim to guarantee fair wages/prices, access to education and training, healthcare and safe working conditions, and human rights to stakeholders involved across supply/value chains. Our plea is for these common standards to be infused into the GIs system to benefit local communities. We have recommended a strategy to achieve that objective.